defiant
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Defiant, one man said he was taking his caged bird for a walk.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
Will the USS Defiant help protect the aircraft carrier, along with the various frigates, cruisers, and destroyers?
From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025
Music is a reward for efficient work in “Severance,” whether it be a Defiant Jazz dance break or a rousing marching band performance by the Choreography and Merriment department.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
Defiant as ever, Panahi premiered “It Was Just an Accident” two years later.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
“Mary says that you are not—how should I put this?—a particularly quick learner. She says that you seem—resistant? Defiant? She’s not sure which.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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